Barbara Lunz, 55

Lived In Ivoryton

Barbara Lunz, of Oakledge Road in Ivoryton, died Sunday at her home after a long illness. She was 55.

She was born in New York City. She had worked as a registered nurse for Yale New Haven Hospital for 10 years and was a parishioner of Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Essex.

She is survived by her husband, Joseph Lunz; five sons, Joseph, Brian and Paul Lunz, all of Massapequa, Long Island, and Christopher and James Lunz both of Ivoryton; two daughters, Laurie Valdini of Lindenhurst, Long Island, and Karen Lunz of Manchester; two brothers, Paul and Joseph Murnane, both of New York City; and three grandchildren.

A funeral procession will leave the Swan Funeral Home, 211 Main St. in Deep River, Wednesday at 10:45 a.m., followed by a funeral liturgy at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church, Chester. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Essex.

Calling hours will be at the funeral home today from 7 to 10 p.m. Donations may be made to Middlesex Visiting Nurse Association Hospice Home Care, 51 Broad St. Middletown, CT 06457.